Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 25 Jul 2024 03:57:20 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Australian bishop hails US Eucharistic Congress as global model https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/07/25/australian-bishop-hails-us-eucharistic-congress-as-global-catholic-model/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 05:51:30 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=173624 As the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis drew to a close, an Australian bishop praised the event as a model for revitalising the Catholic faith worldwide and expressed hope that it could inspire similar revivals worldwide. According to the Australian Catholic Weekly, Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers of Sydney, who attended the congress as an international Read more

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As the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis drew to a close, an Australian bishop praised the event as a model for revitalising the Catholic faith worldwide and expressed hope that it could inspire similar revivals worldwide.

According to the Australian Catholic Weekly, Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers of Sydney, who attended the congress as an international observer, said that the US gathering generated much interest in Australia.

"We are very interested in learning all the aspects of the journey to this national congress," Umbers said.

"We've been following this revival, and it has captured our imagination."

The bishop noted that the congress, which drew over 50,000 participants from all 50 states and 17 countries, demonstrated the power of Eucharistic devotion to unite and energise the faithful.

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